Resources from the Local Assistance Center

Nevada County Environmental Health

Environmental Health is coordinating assistance with the clean-up of lost or damaged properties. In order to provide this assistance, a Right of Entry Permitmust be completed and signed by the property owner.

Nevada County Building Department

The Building Department has removed all County fees for lost who lost or had damage to their homes during the Lobo and McCourtney fires. They are assisting fire victims through the rebuilding process, and have created permitting information onmanufactured, new residence, grading, and accessory structure permitting.

Nevada County Assessor's Department

The Assessor's Department if offering Property Tax Relief to those who lost or has damage to their property due to the fires. Fill out a Calamity Reassessment Claim Form and return to our Assessor's Office by December 11th, 2017. Property owners can also choose to delay the payment of the December 11th, 2017 first installment of their 2017/18 property tax bill.

Nevada County Department of Social Services: Eligibility

All Penn Valley and Rough and Ready CalFresh households have automatically received replacement CalFresh benefits on their EBT cards for the month of October. Due to the recent fires and to assist those not able to store/prepare food, hot and prepared foods can be purchased with CalFresh EBT cards now through November 15th, 2017.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Nevada County was approved for FEMA's Individual Assistance due to our local wildfires. Fire victims can register online, or by calling (800) 621-3362. The program works on a case-by-case basis to provide fire victims assistance, such as temporary housing or financial assistance with home repairs or replacement after being displaced by a disaster, by linking them with other resources. For more information about Individual Assistance process, view FEMA's Sequence of Delivery flow chart.

Small Business Association

The Small Business Association can provide low-interest, long-term disaster loans to businesses of all sizes, private non-profit organizations, homeowners, and renters to repair or replace uninsured or under-insured disaster damaged property. For more information, view the SBA's The Three Step Process: Disaster Loans guide.

Contractors State License Board

The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) protects California consumers by licensing and regulating the state's construction industry. Following a disaster, CSLB warns consumers about the dangers of hiring unlicensed contractors and the possibility of unlicensed contractors taking advantage of those trying to rebuild quickly.

CalVet

For veterans who had documents destroyed in the October Wildfires, CalVet is helping to replace any lost documents including discharge papers (DD214), and to assist veterans seeking assistance and helping to access benefits. Find more information on their California Wildfire Information for Veterans web page.

If you have a CalVet Home Loan and were evacuated or experienced property loss, please contact York Field Services 24-hour hotline at (800) 626-1613 to begin the claim process. The CalVet homeowner insurance also provides for temporary living expenses for evacuations.